On 25-Jan-2010, "Mark Bowen" wrote:

. Bear is
a 115 lb. Gernam Shepherd that was rescued from a Meth Lab. Bear was tied
to
a deck and neglected fro approx. 2 years, before he came to live with
mother. He would run away from me when we first got him, but he and I went

thru Lenoir Police Dept.'s Citizen Canine Training for 8 weeks and now I
am
the Alph male and Bear's personal driver, so we are best buddies. Bear
goes
on virtually every campin' and fishin' I take, unless I know the stream
conditions will be a danger to Bear. He can be a danger to himself,
because
he **must** be at my side at all times, when we are in the stream. He will

jump from the largest boulder to get to where I am, if he cannot follow
the
same path that I have taken.

The only thing you have to do to make a great fishin' hound is to make him

your bestest buddy everyday! He will kill him/herself to stay by your
side,
if he or she respects you as a leader. Just watch a few episodes of the
Dog
Whisperer--Ceasar Milan to get the picture.

Jeff Miller can attest to Bear's love of fishin' trips and his loyalty to
me. He is by far the best fishin' hound on the face of the planet--bar
none!

Op\

You are right about Bear
I have seen your photos and he looks like a beautiful, faithful and lovable
dog

We also watch Cesar MillanWe have no dog issues as all the humans who live
on our property are their unquestioned pack leaders

I never understood how someone can mistreat an animal??????
There are rottern human scumbags on this planet.

Fred